/*
 * JSFConsole - Lightweight JSF Application Monitor
 * Copyright (C) 2009  Grzegorz Bugaj
 * http://www.gregbugaj.com
 * 
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
*/
package com.gregbugaj.jsfconsole.util.reflection;

import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.List;
/**
 * Reflection provider Interface 
 * @author devil
 *
 */
public interface ReflectionProviderStrategy {
	/**
	 * Get field by its name
	 * @param fieldName to find
	 * @param obj
	 * @return
	 */
	Field getAccesibleField(final String fieldName, final Object obj);

	/**
	 * Find all fields that can be inspected for given object, this include private objects as long
	 * as they have a associated getter method that meets with the bean specification
	 * object with transient fields will by skipped
	 * @param obj to inspect
	 * @return list of fields
	 */
	List<Field> getAccesibleFields(final Object obj);

	/**
	 * Get list of methods for the class
	 * @param clazz to introspect
	 * @return list of methods
	 */
	List<Method> getMethods(final Class<?> clazz);
}
